Botanical Turkey Tours

Botany Tour Turkey

Turkey is home to an astonishing number of wild flowers and ferns. There are about 12.000 different species in Europe and about 10.000 of them are in Turkey. Around 3.500 of 10.000 native species grow nowhere else in the world, in other words they are known as endemic species characterised by a limited area of distribution. The unusual diversity of Turkey's flora is due to both climatic and topographical characteristics. The large peninsula of Anatolia features three different regions in terms of vegetation types, that to the north belonging to the cool and wet climatic zone of central Europe, that to the west to the Mediterranean zone, and that to the east to the continental zone and steppe terrain of central Asia. Southern Turkey is of an intermediate character, combining Mediterranean with a hot and dry desert climate. In addition, the widely varying topography is another factor in this biodiversity. Among the many different types of plants, bulbs are of particular interest. Bulbous plants, known in scientific terminology as geophytes, resemble onions in producing their buds beneath the soil. This group includes many fragrant as well as beautiful flowers, such as snowdrops, tulips, hyacinths, narcissi, lilies and cyclamen, all of which were among the first wild flowers to be cultivated for decorative purposes. As a source of many native and endemic species, Turkey is a major supplier of flowering bulbs on international markets.

Botany Tour of Turkey

Day 01: Arrive Istanbul and transfer to the hotel for the start of your tour. Overnight: Istanbul

Day 05: After breakfast we will drive to Pamukkale via Ephesus which has survived the ages and is still erected with it's magnificance, it's famous library, the columned streets, the theatre and the houses which will charm you. Pamukkale the delightfully translated "cotton castle" with natural basins and stalactites created over the millenia by hot mineral water cascading down the hill side. Overnight: Pamukkale (B.L.D.)

Day 07: Tour to the Perge Aspendos, ancient cities, amphitheaters, magnificent ruins, ports and towns which have hosted queens, pirates, kings and wanderers. Flight back to Istanbul late in the afternoon. Overnight: Istanbul (B.L.D.)

Day 08: H/D city tour of Istanbul. Visit Blue Mosque where 20.000 blue Iznik ceramic tiles create an etheral atmosphere. Hippodrome, scene of Roman chariot races watched by tumultuous crowds of more than 100.000 people. Topkapi Palace , housing the treasures of the Ottomans and the harem that served as the quarters for the Sultan's wives and concubines. Bosphorus cruise between two continents Europe and Asia in the afternoon.Farewell dinner with belly dancing show. Overnight: Istanbul (B.L.D.)

Day 09: End of the tour, transfer to the airport . (B.) Periods From the middle of February, until the end of June B:Breakfast L:Lunch D:Dinner

The tour is flexible and can be extended/shortened upon request.

To customize or get a tailor made Botany tour in Turkey please contact your travel professional mailto (@) luxuryistanbul.com or call us at + 90 535 312 2642

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We kindly ask you to contact us for further more information and detailed tour package options.If however, our wide range of itineraries do not suit your needs, we are flexible to offer tailor-made itineraries to our clients upon request. If you would like to visit any other places not mentioned in this itinerary we are happy to make a tailor-made tour to suit your individual requirements. Just let us know how long you would like to stay and which places you are interested in visiting. Depending on your group size, we can arrange private botany tour in Turkey; vans, coaches or luxury vehicles to suit all needs.

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